Nothing on the docket right now that I can see that applies to 230.
-however-
Thomas released this opinion* in reaction* to the Court making moot the lawsuit against Trump, as he's now a private citizen, and told the appeals court to rule it moot, as well. He's agreeing with the decision. You should read it, it's a good read.
The bigger points are two:
One, this case failed to establish a standard on this issue - so now the fraud can have people blocked/banned on the WH account, or his own, and people can take it to court, and they can re-try the case. The slate is cleared now, on the issue. This is potentially bad, as our current judicial system will not rule against the fraud, like they did for Trump.
Two, he's basically standing up and shouting, waving a big red flag at Congress, telling them how to go after these companies and remove 230 protections. This should be good, but looking at the current Congress, nothing will happen. Much like Rudy tried to teach the GOP how to win against the fraud, this will fall on deaf ears, sadly.
The ending paragraph is the key:
"The Second Circuit feared that then-President Trump cut off speech by using the features that Twitter made available to him. But if the aim is to ensure that speech is not smoth- ered, then the more glaring concern must perforce be the dominant digital platforms themselves. As Twitter made clear, the right to cut off speech lies most powerfully in the hands of private digital platforms. The extent to which that power matters for purposes of the First Amendment and the extent to which that power could lawfully be modified raise interesting and important questions. This petition, unfortunately, affords us no opportunity to confront them."
Thomas is going a little rogue here, but it's needed. Roberts is probably cussing a storm over this opinion, as is Congress and the big tech companies. Thomas wants to dig into the issue of how much power these companies have, but nobody else wants to go near it - because it would kick a leg out from under Democrats.
He's only got to get four more justices to agree and then it's worth talking about.
From what I understand, this could be a signal that the SCOTUS may be prepping to review section 230 law.
SCOTUS judges don't just release statements whenever they want; there's usually a reason.
Nothing on the docket right now that I can see that applies to 230.
-however-
Thomas released this opinion* in reaction* to the Court making moot the lawsuit against Trump, as he's now a private citizen, and told the appeals court to rule it moot, as well. He's agreeing with the decision. You should read it, it's a good read. The bigger points are two: One, this case failed to establish a standard on this issue - so now the fraud can have people blocked/banned on the WH account, or his own, and people can take it to court, and they can re-try the case. The slate is cleared now, on the issue. This is potentially bad, as our current judicial system will not rule against the fraud, like they did for Trump. Two, he's basically standing up and shouting, waving a big red flag at Congress, telling them how to go after these companies and remove 230 protections. This should be good, but looking at the current Congress, nothing will happen. Much like Rudy tried to teach the GOP how to win against the fraud, this will fall on deaf ears, sadly.
The ending paragraph is the key:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/20-197_5ie6.pdf
Thomas is going a little rogue here, but it's needed. Roberts is probably cussing a storm over this opinion, as is Congress and the big tech companies. Thomas wants to dig into the issue of how much power these companies have, but nobody else wants to go near it - because it would kick a leg out from under Democrats.